Localities try to block federal hands from tobacco money

AUTHOR(S)

Meisler, Daniel

PUB. DATE

May 1999

SOURCE

Bond Buyer;05/05/99, Vol. 328 Issue 30634, p7

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Focuses on efforts by seven major state and local government groups in the United States to restate their opposition to federal recoupment of any part of the settlement between the states and tobacco companies. Health care advocates' study showing that only a few states have committed significant amounts of the settlement to anti-tobacco programs; Proposed amendment to an emergency appropriation bill.

ACCESSION #

1835533

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